In Game One, on Thursday, Russia lost to Sweden 3-2 with Koshechkin allowing 3 goals on 29 shots faced. Anton But was scoreless with 2 penalty minutes in the match. He played on the 4th line for Russia while fellow Lightning property Evgeny Artyukhin played on the team's second line.

In Game Two, today, Russia once again fell by the slimmest of margins. The Swedes defeated Russia 4-2 with a late empty net goal padding their margin. Koshechkin made 20 saves on 23 shots faced. But was moved to the third line in the match while Artyukhin was moved to the team's 4th line. The European Hockey Tour Finals was, in some ways, a warm up for the upcoming World Championships.